Now that September is in the bag, it’s time for another monthly stats preview. Most of the charts below are based on broad county-wide data that is available through a simple search of King County and Snohomish County public records. If you have additional stats you’d like to see in the preview, drop a line…
Real Actual Listing Photos: Guess What’s Amiss Edition (The Original Czech Sky Post)
It’s time for a special edition of Real Actual Listing Photos, where we play a game I just invented called “Guess What’s Amiss.” Here’s how this game works: I’ll post photos from a handful of listings, and you see if you can guess what’s odd about them that would cause me to feature them here….
Case-Shiller Tiers: High Tier Shows the Only Gains in July
Let’s check out the three price tiers for the Seattle area, as measured by Case-Shiller. Remember, Case-Shiller’s “Seattle” data is based on single-family home repeat sales in King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties. Note that the tiers are determined by sale volume. In other words, 1/3 of all sales fall into each tier. For more details…
Case-Shiller: Seattle Prices Inch Up Slightly Post Tax Credit
Sorry this is a day late. I completely spaced yesterday about it being Case-Shiller Day. Let’s have a look at the latest data from the Case-Shiller Home Price Index. According to July data, Up 0.1% June to July. Down 1.6% YOY. Down 23.5% from the July 2007 peak Last year prices fell 0.1% from June…
Reader Question: Is FHA financing a seller repellent?
A reader emailed me with the following question: My girlfriend and I put an offer on a house last week. The house was listed in the upper $500k range, and we offered $25k under asking with $10k in closing costs to be paid by the seller. We had 1% in earnest money included in the…